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The Museum’s Collections document the fate of Holocaust victims, survivors, rescuers, liberators, and others through artifacts, documents, photos, films, books, personal stories, and more. Search below to view digital records and find material that you can access at our library and at the Shapell Center.

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… during these transports. 291 He was liberated on May 2nd, 1945. The day of this interview was the anniversary of his liberation. From June 1943 to October…

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…, 1945. 5th hour, minutes 29 through 50 After a long while, Kobo and the others began to learn that a crematorium had been bombed. Kobo knew that something…

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… community. 1.15 He was one of 9 brothers and 1 sister. He is the only survivor. 1.19 Joined the army in 1940 and participated in war between Greece and Italy…

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… and stayed in Greece. In school we learned: Greek, Hebrew and Ladino. 01:05:30 By the outbreak of WorldWar II, I was 12 years old. We hid from the…

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… there for 6 months and then to the Baron Hirsch camp, and from there by train to Poland. Describes 15 day train ride. 6.12 Describes arrival in Birkenau…

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… were evacuated to a hospital camp (‘camps hôpital’); Benadon was suffering from typhus; in 1945, he was liberated by the French Army; he was dying and…

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… people who used to work in the union and did not unintelligible at night. Well used it to have the most unintelligible. unintelligible 1943 we left no 1945…

Learn About the Holocaust

These additional online resources from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum will help you learn more about the Holocaust and research your family history.

Learn about over 1,000 camps and ghettos in Volume I and II of this encyclopedia, which are available as a free PDF download. This reference provides text, photographs, charts, maps, and extensive indexes.